Brief encounter: increasing tenants’ rent

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Do I have to issue a new tenancy agreement or can I simply charge a higher rent from the end of the current tenancy?

Question

I have been letting a flat for the past six months. The tenancy agreement is about to come to an end and I would like to increase the rent. Do I have to issue a new tenancy agreement or can I simply charge a higher rent from the end of the current tenancy?

Answer

There are now more than 20 different kinds of residential tenancy in use in England and Wales. However, the overwhelming majority of tenancies granted by private landlords in recent years have been assured shorthold tenancies governed by the provisions of the Housing Act 1988. Two

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